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Gigs of the year 2019

PTH2009

So what was/were your Gigs of the year for 2019 ??

Been to many gigs this year with a good few crossed of the bucket list. Top 5 in no particular order

Metallica Slane
Eddie Vedder 3arena
Foo Fighters RDS
Neil Young Nowlan Park (Bob Dylan was himself but decent)
Liam Gallagher IP park

Honorable mentions to Robert Plant Saving Grace Theate Royal and Volbeat in the Olympia

2020 very quite show far for me

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piplip87

1. Foo Fighters
2. Billy Corgan
3. Eddie Vedder
4. Liam Gallagher
5. Manic Street Preecher (Supporting Bon Jovi. Bon was ****e but the other half was happy)

May tip my hat to pink. Again went with herself but she put on an amazing show.

rubadub

The Chats -in the academy.

The Nal

I'm sure I'm missing a few but top of my head no particular order

Kikagaku Moyo at End of the Road.
Idles at Glastonbury.
Snapped Ankles in Berlin
Oh Sees in The Button Factory.
Acid Mothers Temple at Glastonbury.
Sleaford Mods in The Academy.

Wasn't a vintage year for gigs really. Roll on 2020.

delbertgrady

A great year. Some really superb shows. I was hoping to come up with a Top Ten, but found it difficult to edit it down, so I'm running with these...

a-ha, 3Arena and SSE Arena
The Cure, Malahide Castle
Eagles, 3Arena
Foo Fighters, RDS Arena
Elton John, 3Arena
King Crimson, Royal Albert Hall
Jenny Lewis, The Academy
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Olympia
Public Service Broadcasting, Olympia
Steely Dan/Steve Winwood, 3Arena
Tears For Fears, INEC Killarney
Sharon Van Etten, Vicar Street
Eddie Vedder, 3Arena

fafy

A few highlights for me:

Jarvis Cocker - Electric Picnic
Michael Kiwanuka - Electric Picnic
Robot Rock - Electric Picnic
Cathy Davy - Electric Picnic
Talos - Electric Picnic
Johnny Marr - Electric Picnic

Neil Young - Nowlan Park
Damien Rice - Cork Opera House
Feist - Cork Opera House
Bell X1 - Union Chapel
Tears For Fears - 3Arena
Robert Plant - Saving Grace - Everyman Cork

+very honourable mention for Paul Noonan solo gig, in Tracton

bodhrandude

Kruder & Dorfmeister (B&S Festival)
Confidence Man (B&S)
Sleaford Mods (B&S)
Orbital (ATN)
Patti Smith (ATN)
Kiasmos (ATN)
Josh Wink (ATN)
Yankari (ATN)
Jarvis Cocker (EP)
Amelie Lens (EP)
Scary Eire (EP)
Kneecap (EP)
Four Tet (EP)
Johnny Marr (EP)
Richard Ashcroft (EP)

Sorry was only at three festivals this year so all my gigs are based from them.

fafy

bodhrandude wrote: »

Sorry was only at three festivals this year so all my gigs are based from them.

No need for an apology, a gig... is a gig !

4Ad

Twilight Sad -Button Factory
Murder Capital -All Together Now

ongarite

Weyes Blood - Button Factory
Aldous Harding - Vicar Street

weldoninhio

The Cure - Malahide Castle
Liam Gallagher - 3Arena
Pat McManus Band - Michael Collins Bar.

sally cinnamon89

Girlband at Vicar Street!! Best live band in the country.

Also Big Thief in Vicar Street was special

hetuzozaho

Kojaque, Kean Kavanagh et all at all together now. Best live band in the country

Wooderson

The Good The Bad & The Queen - ATN
Vampire Weekend - Glastonbury
Kikagaku Moyo - Workmans
The Comet is Coming - Glastonbury
Oh Sees - Button Fac
Johnny Marr - EP
Kvelertak - Olympia

As mentioned upthread not the biggest of years for me. Few gems tho. TGTB&TQ a big standout.

lc180

Vampire Weekend in Trinity was a delight.

Ferris_Bueller

1. The Cure - Malahide Castle
2. New Order - Trinity College
3. The Wailers - All Together Now

Fleetwood Mac a shout for the most disappointing due to the venue.

ILIKEFOOD

New Order- Trinity
John Grant - ATN
Sinead O'Connor - Vicar St.
Madness - Dun Laoghaire

must try harder to get some new music into me next year.

Walt Grace

John Mayer - 3 Arena
Liam Gallagher - 3 Arena

Both fantastic!

Sabre0001

Some highlights for me:
Brass Against @ Button Factory
Metallica @ Slane
Ghost @ Slane and standalone show in 3Arena
Disturbed (in Prague)
And the nostalgia trips of Bowling for Soup (Academy), and Alien Ant Farm with P.O.D. (Button Factory)

SFC1895

New Order - Brussels was the standout for me, with a notable mention to Ride in Workmans. Fontaines and Gruff Rhys over the next week are both bound to feature in my gigs of the year though.

bodhrandude

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

1. The Cure - Malahide Castle
2. New Order - Trinity College
3. The Wailers - All Together Now

Fleetwood Mac a shout for the most disappointing due to the venue.

Thought they done an amazing set despite the downpours.

desk tidy

Bjork last week in the 3 Arena - probably the best gig I've ever been to. Still processing it!

Sons of Kemet - EP
Patti Smith talk and headline set - ATN
The Cure - Glastonbury
New Order - Trinity
Massive Attack - 3 Arena
Kamasi Washington - Olympia
The Comet is Coming - Glastonbury

Conor Bourke

IDLES in Vicar St. or Tame Impala in the 3 Arena for me.

The Nal

desk tidy wrote: »

The Cure - Glastonbury

Oh yeah I'll add this to my list aswell. Exceeded expectations x 1000

fourmations

off the top of my head....

The Cure - Malahide
Foals - Trinity
Billie - EP
J. Marr - EP
Sigrid - 3 Arena

mrk75

John Grant - BGET
New Order - Trinity
Fontaines DC - ATN
Young/Dylan - Kilkenny
Billy Corgan - Oympia

Didn't get to too many others. Fontaines DC again next week will probably be up there and may yet top the lot...fingers crossed!

Decuc500

This is all I went to see in 2019:

The Delines - Liberty Hall Theatre
Ennio Morricone - 3 Arena
Sharon Van Etten - Vicar Street
Filthy Friends - Button Factory
Dylan / Young - Nowlan Park
Lloyd Cole - Vicar Street

Highlight was seeing Peter Buck in such a small venue playing with Filthy Friends.

RoryMurphyJnr

Metallica - Slane
Mayhem - Academy
Big Country/Skids - Academy (I hope)

blues2

U2 Singapore

Millionaire only not

Rod Stewart 3arena last night 4/12- just unbelievable might not be the guys here but sure was mine !

Dublin Spur

The Struts (Manchester Academy)